Not all albums are created equal. Every artist is unique, and while some choose the recording studio to produce their albums, others look for something completely different. Some artists draw inspiration from a certain environment or simply like the acoustics of a particular place. As a result, some albums were recorded in unusual locations. From snake pits to swimming pools, in this gallery we reveal where these epic recording sessions took place.

Black Sabbath - 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' - Guitarist Tony Iommi reported a paranormal experience where the band saw a cloaked figure walking into a room. They followed it to see who it was, but found nobody in the room.

Nine Inch Nails - 'The Downward Spiral' - The album that catapulted the industrial rockers to stardom was recorded at 10050 Cielo Drive in California, US. This is where the Manson Family, a cult led by serial killer Charles Manson, committed the Tate murders in 1969.

Nine Inch Nails - 'The Downward Spiral' - Band leader Trent Reznor reported that he would come home to find bouquets of dead roses and lit candles at the house's gate. He confessed that it was all very eerie because he was not sure if these were left for Sharon Tate (who was murdered) or Manson.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' - This hugely successful album has some of the band's greatest hits, including 'Under the Bridge' and 'Give it Away.' The album was recorded at The Mansion, a house where allegedly illusionist Harry Houdini's widow lived. Other famous acts recorded at the mansion, including Jay-Z, Maroon 5, and Marilyn Manson.

The band's drummer, Chad Smith, refused to sleep in the house, as he believed it was haunted by a woman who was murdered there in the 1930s. Members of the metal band Slipknot, who also recorded at The Mansion, also reported a number of paranormal events.

Paul McCartney and Wings - 'Band on the Run' and 'London Town' - Paul McCartney's band recorded two albums in two unusual places. 'Band on the Run' was recorded in Lagos, Nigeria, and 'London Town' aboard a yacht in the Virgin Islands.

Paul McCartney and Wings - 'Band on the Run' and 'London Town' - Reportedly, several band members were mugged while recording 'Band on the Run' in Lagos. Despite being uneventful, the yacht recording sessions might have inspired Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, as years later he used a houseboat to record music.

Radiohead - 'OK Computer' - 'OK Computer' is one of the British band's most critically acclaimed albums and includes hits such as 'Karma Police' and 'Paranoid Android.' The album was recorded in a 15th-century Tudor mansion in England. Interestingly, this is where King Henry VIII kept his illegitimate daughter.

Radiohead - 'OK Computer' - The former monastery, now owned by ex-Bond girl Jane Seymour, is reportedly haunted. Radiohead's front man Thom Yorke said that ghosts would speak to him in his sleep, and that once he got up one morning after hearing voices and decided to cut his hair.

The Libertines - 'Anthems for Doomed Youth' - One of the band's front men, Carl Barat, asked a local man if they had any snake antivenom, to which he replied "no." The man added that if you get bitten, you die, and that's it.

Killing Joke - 'Pandemonium' - The band reported some paranormal experiences during the recording sessions. One of the episodes included batteries that were supposed to last for 10 hours, being drained after 10 minutes.

Prince Harvey - 'PHATA**' - American rapper and producer Prince Harvey managed to record his entire album in an Apple Store in New York City. Every weekday, for four months, he used a display laptop in the shop to produce his music.

The Modern Lovers - 'Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers' - Not happy with the sound they were getting at CBS Studios in San Francisco, the band headed to the men's room looking for something different.